Albert, You should be able to just use write to substitute for write
verify (of course you have missing functionality of the verify). 


On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:03:26 -0500, "Albert Chin"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 04:27:21PM -0500, Albert Chin wrote:
> > On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 05:52:36PM -0500, Albert Chin wrote:
> > > On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 05:10:44PM -0500, Albert Chin wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 04:58:00PM -0500, Albert Chin wrote:
> > > > > On Fri, Aug 01, 2008 at 01:20:36PM -0700, Nigel Smith wrote:
> > > > > > Did it work or did you have problems?
> > > > > 
> > > > > [[ snip snip ]]
> > > > >   (initiator) SCSI: Reserve(6) LUN: 0x00
> > > > >      (target) SCSI Response (Check Condition) LUN: 0x00
> > > > > 
> > > > >     iSCSI (SCSI Response)
> > > > >         ...
> > > > >     SCSI: SNS Info
> > > > >         [LUN: 0x0000]
> > > > >         Valid: 0
> > > > >         .111 0000 = SNS Error Type: Current Error (0x70)
> > > > >         Filemark: 0, EOM: 0, ILI: 0
> > > > >         .... 0101 = Sense Key: Illegal Request (0x05)
> > > > >         Sense Info: 0x00000000
> > > > >         Additional Sense Length: 0
> > > > >         Command-Specific Information: 00000000
> > > > >         Additional Sense Code+Qualifier: Invalid Command Operation 
> > > > > Code (0x2000)
> > > > >         Field Replaceable Unit Code: 0x00
> > > > >         .. = SKSV: False
> > > > >         Sense Key Specific: 000000
> > > > 
> > > > Does the Solaris iscsitgtd in b91 support the RESERVE/RELEASE commands?
> > > 
> > > Ok, it seems that the iscsitgtd from b91 doesn't support RESERVE(6) but
> > > the latest does. However, in addition to the RESERVE(6) from AIX,
> > > there's also a RESERVE(10) (opcode 0x56). According to lba_table in
> > > usr/src/cmd/iscsi/iscsitgtd/t10_sbc.c, there is no support for this. Any
> > > plans to add RESERVE(10) and RELEASE(10) support?
> > > 
> > > [[ snip snip ]]
> > 
> > Ok, upgraded to b98 and am able to get further. But, now that RESERVE(6)
> > and RELEASE(6) are supported, AIX wants Write & Verify(10) (opcode 0x2e)
> > which isn't supported by iscsitgtd.
> > 
> > Frame 74 (114 bytes on wire, 114 bytes captured)
> >   ...
> > iSCSI (SCSI Command)
> >     Opcode: SCSI Command (0x01)
> >     .0.. .... = I: Queued delivery
> >     Flags: 0xa1
> >         1... .... = F: Final PDU in sequence
> >         .0.. .... = R: No data will be read from target
> >         ..1. .... = W: Data will be written to target
> >         .... .001 = Attr: Simple (0x01)
> >     TotalAHSLength: 0x00
> >     DataSegmentLength: 0x00000000
> >     LUN: 0000000000000000
> >     InitiatorTaskTag: 0x0000000a
> >     ExpectedDataTransferLength: 0x00000200
> >     CmdSN: 0x0bfffe15
> >     ExpStatSN: 0x0000000b
> > SCSI CDB Write & Verify(10)
> >     [LUN: 0x0000]
> >     [Command Set:Direct Access Device (0x00) (Using default commandset)]
> >     Opcode: Write & Verify(10) (0x2e)
> >     Flags: 0x00
> >         000. .... = WRPROTECT: 0x00
> >         ...0 .... = DPO: Disable page out is DISABLED (cache this data)
> >         .... ..0. = BYTCHK: False
> >     LBA: 8
> >     ...0 0000 = Group: 0x00
> >     Transfer Length: 1
> >     Vendor Unique = 0, NACA = 0, Link = 0
> 
> According to spc3r23, table D.2, Write & Verify(1) is optional for
> DIRECT ACCESS BLOCK DEVICE (SBC-2) but mandatory for SIMPLIFIED
> DIRECT-ACCESS DEVICE (RBC).
> 
> Is implementing W&V as simple as calling sbc_write/sbc_verify together?
> Wondering if I can cobble something together quickly.
> 
> -- 
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